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History of Children's Literature (EDU2HCL)
Semester 2 / 2013

Description

In this subject, students investigate the development of literature for children from the traditional literatures of myth and legend, folk and fairy tales, through early publishing, to the emergence of genres of adventure, fantasy and realism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Assessment

One set of webpages, with research notes 30%

One annotated bibliography 20%

Evidence of tutorial preparation through participation 10%

One 2-hour final examination 40%

Supplementary Texts

Zipes, J. Happily Ever After: fairy tales, children and the culture. 1997

Hourihan, M. Deconstructing the Hero: Literacy theory and children's literature. 1997

Other Details

Offered in: 2010, 2011
Current Campus: Bendigo, Mildura
Levels: Undergraduate
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